I laud your newspaper for continuous reporting on the Birch fire incident. We need our democracy pillars to be strong. The progress so far is positive, and the CM's intervention holding the Secretary and Sarpanch accountable citing Section 72-A violations was much required. As I've written earlier, panchayats and municipalities are the front-end and closest to the administration in any region. If a citizen wants to report violations, the first to approach is these bodies. I hope the judiciary now performs its duty and announces stringent punishment in this case. I also hope the government leadership probes active corruption complaints aided by the ACB against all village panchayats and municipalities in Goa.
